35 “Stay dressed for action
and keep your lamps burning,36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”41 Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?”42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.47 And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
Mark 13
32 Maar die dag en dat moment is aan niemand bekend, ook aan de engelen in de hemel niet, ook aan de Zoon niet, maar alleen aan de Vader.33 Let op: waak en bid, want u weet niet wanneer het de tijd is.34 Het zal zijn als bij iemand die naar het buitenland ging: hij verliet zijn huis, gaf zijn dienaren volmacht, en gaf aan ieder zijn werk, en gebood de deurwachter waakzaam te zijn.35 Wees dus waakzaam! Want u weet niet wanneer de heer des huizes komt, 's avonds laat of te middernacht of met het hanengekraai of 's morgens vroeg,36 opdat hij u niet, als hij plotseling komt, slapend aantreft.37 En wat Ik tegen u zeg, zeg Ik tegen allen: Wees waakzaam!
Matthew 24
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,
whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards,50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
